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Illinois Literacy (2008, Winter)
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This issue of the Illinois Literacy newsletter highlights Erie Houses program where Spanish-speaking learners teach Spanish to their English-speaking tutors. As you read about the Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalitions successful Career Opportunities Fair, you'll see how adult literacy positively affects peoples professional lives. Adult literacy also helps families as highlighted in the 2007 Penny Severns Summer Family Literacy projects.
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- Education: Adult and continuing education: Adult education
- Education: English as a second language
- Education: Literacy
- Information management and resources: Information resources: Libraries and archives: Public libraries
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.Myra Johnson, Family and Adult Literacy consultant with the Illinois State Library's Literacy Office,retired in December. Myra has spent many years in the literacy field throughout Chicago, including stint as executive director of Literacy Chicago. She worked in the Literacy Office as consultant beforejoining the office full time in 1998. Asked how she became involved in literacy, Myra says, "I saw an ad for theLiteracy Council of Columbus, Ohio, while visiting and thought we must have one in Chicago, so called up and became volunteer tutor in 1982. had noidea we had adults who couldn't read or write. thought I'd be helping high school students write better paragraphs. What an awakening!" Her fondest memories are seeing the look on her students' faces when thelight bulb goes on and their whole expression is saying, "Oh, my goodness! get it! can do this!" We extend our best wishes to Myra for good healthand happy retirement. ON TH OR IZO Adult literacy benefits many aspects of person'
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Illinois State Library
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Organization: Illinois State Library
Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1796
Phone: 800-665-5576
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